| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea mae H.C.Fu trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Intramongolica, ed. 2, 4: 848 (1993) |
| Native Range | Inner Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2300-2500m |
| Description | basal leaves 3-7cm, pinnatipartite, segments 3-5, linear to narrowly linear, sparsely arachnose, glandular, entire or denticulate, mucronate, capitula 1-3, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 4-15cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia) |